Project Gutenberg 2006-03-05 Public domain in the USA. 29 Forssman, Edith 1856 1928 Forssman, Edith Theodora Aina Linnankoski, Johannes 1869 1913 Peltonen, Vihtori Iltalampun ääressä I Reading ease score: 36.3 (College-level). Difficult to read. Lintujen jouluvirsi -- Uskonheimolaisia -- Turvaton -- Magna -- Ensi kertaa -- Erään naisen vaiheet. Produced by Tapio Riikonen "Iltalampun ääressä I" by Edith Forssman is a fictional work written in the late 19th century. The narrative centers around the struggles of a pastor dealing with the death of his beloved daughter and grappling with his faith before embarking on a Christmas sermon. Major themes include loss, faith, and the human condition, exploring how tragedy can lead to a deeper understanding of divine love and forgiveness. At the start of the story, the pastor leans against his window, observing the enchanting winter landscape and the joyful church bells ringing for Christmas Eve. However, despite the serene beauty around him, he is consumed by grief over the recent death of his young daughter, reflecting on feelings of despair and rebellion against God for the cruel loss. As he prepares for his sermon, he instinctively begins to scatter seeds for birds outside, recalling moments of joy shared with his daughter while pondering the nature of divine blessings. Through a poignant journey of pain and eventual acceptance, the opening introduces themes of sorrow and reconciliation with faith that will resonate throughout the tale. (This is an automatically generated summary.) fi Fiction PT Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 609459 609398 2024-10-08T05:33:09.294595 2023-09-08T07:42:34.586909 text/html text/html 609452 609391 2024-10-08T05:33:09.597616 2023-09-08T07:42:34.763907 text/html text/html 292326 2024-10-08T05:33:17.697568 application/epub+zip 301547 2024-10-08T05:33:11.764586 application/epub+zip 301547 2024-10-08T05:33:10.424610 application/epub+zip 536973 2024-10-08T05:33:22.372520 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 510780 2024-10-08T05:33:16.913542 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 485043 2022-09-08T13:46:22.351258 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 567052 567043 2024-10-08T05:33:08.817597 2023-09-08T07:42:34.228942 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 540230 2006-03-05T11:10:32 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 207812 2006-03-05T11:10:32 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 19793 2024-10-08T05:33:22.505511 application/rdf+xml 14732 2024-10-08T05:33:11.012722 image/jpeg 3894 2024-10-08T05:33:10.730586 image/jpeg 289593 2024-10-08T05:33:09.653629 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog fi.wikipedia fi.wikipedia en.wikipedia